Carter Bradley

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Carter Bradley
Personal information
Born: (2000-03-09) March 9, 2000 (age 25)
Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
Position: Quarterback
High school: Providence School
(Jacksonville, Florida)
College: Toledo (2018–2021)
South Alabama (2022–2023)
NFL draft: 2024: undrafted
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Carter Roy Bradley (born March 9, 2000) [1] is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Toledo Rockets and South Alabama Jaguars before playing professional football for the Las Vegas Raiders and San Francisco 49ers. He is the son of Gus Bradley.

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Early life and high school

Bradley was born in Fargo, North Dakota, but attended high school in Jacksonville, Florida at Providence School. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Toledo over offers from Colorado State, East Carolina, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Georgia State, Indiana, Louisville, [2] Ole Miss, Pitt, Rutgers, [3] South Florida, Temple, West Virginia, Western Michigan, Wisconsin, [4] and Wyoming. [5] [6] [7]

College career

Toledo

Bradley appeared in three games during his true freshman year and completed all three of his pass attempts for 52 yards. He then redshirted after suffering a torn labrum during a spring practice. [8] During his redshirt freshman season, he started in the regular season finale game and completed 15 of his 23 passes for 121 yards. He was then named Academic All-MAC. In the 2020 season, he had the third-highest passing efficiency in the MAC Conference with 164.1 and seventh in passing yards per game with 212.3 passing yards. He was named Academic All-MAC for the second year in a row and was also a nominee for Academic All-America. [9] On November 29, 2021, it was announced that Bradley would be entering the transfer portal. [10]

South Alabama

On December 14, 2021, Bradley announced that he would be transferring to South Alabama. [11] In 2022, Bradley set school records by completing 3,326 total passing yards, 276 total completions, and 28 touchdowns. He was ranked 22nd in passing touchdowns and 25th in passing yards nationally. He was named to the Manning Star of the Week list after his game in Week 2 against Central Michigan. [12]

On January 2, 2024, Bradley announced that he would be declaring for the 2024 NFL draft. [13]

College statistics

SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2018 Toledo 300–04850.0546.800106.74-10-2.50
2019 Toledo 720–24610046.05025.01287.525-7-0.31
2020 Toledo 422–0558961.88499.595164.118412.30
2021 Toledo 863–37713059.29727.541130.723-33-1.40
2022 South Alabama 131310–327542564.73,3357.82812146.768651.03
2023 South Alabama 11116–522132667.82,6608.4197151.343-48-1.11
Career 463421−136781,07862.98,3727.86127141.818180.45

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 3+18 in
(1.91 m)
213 lb
(97 kg)
32+18 in
(0.82 m)
9+38 in
(0.24 m)
4.85 s1.60 s2.74 s33.5 in
(0.85 m)
9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)
All values from Pro Day [14]

Las Vegas Raiders

Bradley signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2024. [15] [16] He was waived on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad. [17] [18] Bradley was promoted to the active roster on December 10. [19]

On July 14, 2025, Bradley was waived by the Raiders. [20]

San Francisco 49ers

On July 31, 2025, Bradley signed with the San Francisco 49ers. [21] He was waived/injured on August 25. [22]

Personal life

Bradley is the son of San Francisco 49ers Assistant Head Coach Gus Bradley. [23]

References

  1. "2024 NFL Draft Prospect Database". establishtherun.com. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. Franciulli, Jacquie (May 13, 2016). "Carter Bradley Has Arrived". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  3. Schnyderite, Richie (May 22, 2017). "Rutgers offers Jacksonville QB Carter Bradley". rutgers.rivals.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  4. Rosin, Andrew (May 1, 2017). "Wisconsin Football Recruiting: The State of Play at Quarterback". Bucky's 5th Quarter. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  5. "Carter Bradley - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles". ESPN.com . Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  6. "Carter Bradley, Toledo, Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  7. Briggs, David (November 11, 2018). "Is it time for Toledo to start its freshman quarterback?". Toledo Blade . Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  8. Buckey, Brian (August 9, 2019). "Positive approach fuels Toledo redshirt freshman QB Bradley". Toledo Blade . Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  9. "Carter Bradley". Toledo Rockets .
  10. Rowland, Kyle (November 29, 2021). "Toledo QB Bradley enters transfer portal". Toledo Blade . Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  11. Stephenson, Creg (December 14, 2021). "Former Toledo quarterback Carter Bradley will transfer to South Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  12. "Carter Bradley". South Alabama Jaguars .
  13. Heim, Mark (January 2, 2024). "South Alabama QB Carter Bradley declares for NFL draft". AL.com. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  14. "2024 NFL Draft Scout Carter Bradley College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  15. "Raiders announce undrafted free agents". Raiders.com. April 27, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  16. Stephenson, Creg (April 27, 2024). "South Alabama's Carter Bradley, Lincoln Sefcik sign free-agent NFL deals". AL.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  17. "Raiders make moves to bring roster to 53-player limit". Raiders.com. August 27, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  18. "Raiders announce practice squad additions". Raiders.com. August 28, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  19. "Raiders sign QB Carter Bradley to active roster, place RB Zamir White on Reserve/Injured list". Raiders.com. December 10, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  20. Alper, Josh. "Raiders waive QB Carter Bradley". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  21. "49ers Sign Abdullah, Bradley, Callaway, Isabella to One-Year Deals; Activate OL Ben Bartch". 49ers.com. July 31, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  22. "49ers Place OL Isaiah Prince on IR, Announce Other Roster Moves". 49ers.com. August 25, 2025. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  23. "Born and Bred in the Game of Football: Jaguar QB Carter Bradley just playing the game he loves". usajaguars.com. September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2023.